Too Happy Artist Commission 2025 Out Of Office by Kialy Tihngang
Silenced by misogynoir, monotony and pinstripes, Office Girl flees from the workforce of an elderly prawn cocktail-guzzling capitalist, only to find herself in a new corporate netherworld led by a suspiciously slick new boss with a sinister secret. Using absurdity to mask its despondency, Out Of Office exposes the structural injustice of late-stage capitalism, revealing that exploitation never goes out of style – it just gets better branding.
Out Of Office had its World Premiere at Glasgow Short Film Festival in March 2025.
Written and Directed by Kialy Tihngang
Produced by Josefin Bagge & Ciara Dunne
Executive Producers Beth Allan, Rachel Maclean & Nicky Wilson
Cinematography by Jamie Quantrill
Original Composition by Not Sarah
Sound Design & Mix by William Aikman
Editor Ciaran Lyons
Visual Effects by Maruisz Pfeifer
Starring Laura Lovemore, Kirsty Punton, Buom Tihngang, David R Montgomery, Matthew Zajac, Cariad Williams, Josefin Bagge, Ciara Dunne, and Rachel Maclean
Too Happy Studios Artist Moving Image Commission aims to support new moving image talent in Scotland. The commission is a partnership between Too Happy Studios, Forest of Black, and Glasgow Short Film Festival, with support from Film & Video Umbrella. The programme is funded by Creative Scotland. Applications for 2025/26 are now open, click here for more details.
